“A wretched soul, bruised with adversity,
We bid be quiet when we hear it cry;
But were we burdened with light weight of pain,
As much or more we should ourselves complain.”

— William Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors

Source: The Comedy of Errors

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English playwright and poet 1564–1616

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